meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to stay calm; to keep cool
home; household; family; hearth
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
financial world; business circles
leader; authority; mainstay
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
detached; aloof; indifferent
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
intuition; instinct; hunch
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
choices; alternatives; options
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber